Published June 1, 1987 | Version v1
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Topology of the resonating valence-bond state: Solitons and high-T/sub c/ superconductivity

  • 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106

Description

We study the topological order in the resonating valence-bond state. The elementary excitations have reversed charge-statistics relations: There are neutral spin-1/2 fermions and charge +- e spinless bosons, analogous to the solitons in polyacetylene. The charged excitations are very light, and form a degenerate Bose gas even at high temperatures. We discuss this model in the context of the recently discovered oxide superconductors

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter
Journal Volume
35
Journal Issue
16
Series
Phys. Rev., B: Condens. Matter.
Journal Page Range
8865-8868
ISSN
0163-1829
CODEN
PRBMD